It was as Time editor that Isaacson, who says he "likes to look at how people's minds work," decided to pursue a biography of the scientist. (After his stint at Time, Isaacson became head of CNN he now oversees the Aspen Institute.)
Isaacson and the editors of Time picked the scientist as their well-received "Person of the Century" in 1999, and today Isaacson's book is on top of The New York Times best-seller list.
Isaacson's biography arrives at the same time as Jurgen Neffe's "Einstein: A Biography." A 'Miracle Year' and afterĮinstein obviously fascinates, more than 50 years after his death.
"He not only had a rebellious creativity that was unmatched by anyone since Isaac Newton, he also had an engaging personality, passionate beliefs and a sparkling humor that made him a celebrity rivaled by only Charlie Chaplin," Isaacson says in a phone interview from a West Coast book tour stop. "He was in a class by himself," says Walter Isaacson, whose new biography, "Einstein: His Life and Universe" (Simon & Schuster), offers a comprehensive account of the 20th-century titan. There was the quotable wit whose image has lent itself to every avuncular movie scientist since the advent of sound.Īnd there was the sometimes diffident family man, capable of both shocking coldness and gentle humility. There was the celebrity, thrust into the limelight by his theories of special and general relativity, treated by the press as dignitary and spokesman. The scientist whose name became synonymous with "genius" was certainly that, blessed with a gift for innovative, creative thinking and endless reserves of determination.īut there were other sides to the legendary physicist. (CNN) - Albert Einstein was more than an Einstein.
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